The first attempts at imaging the coronary arteries .
rapid advances in
equipment and
speed
resolution
with multidetector technology
ultra-low radiation exposure
100 milliSieverts (mSv) exposure as the threshold for low dose
current clinical coronary CTA
1-10 mSv
exams at 10 to 100 times lower exposure
comparable to the average annual exposure in the US from natural sources (3 mSv).
analytic software. Contemporary CT scanners offer excellent imaging at .
2021 October
Class 1 recommendation
patients with stable and acute chest pain
The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) advised that coronary CT angiography (CCTA) has been recommended as a frontline testing strategy with a class 1 recommendation with level of evidence of A for patients with stable and acute chest pain in the newly published Comprehensive Clinical Practice Guideline on Chest Pain.
